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Effects of Electrical Stimulation of the Amygdaloid Complex on the Ventromedial Hypothalamus

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The Neurobiology of the Amygdala

Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology ((ABBI,volume 2))

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The basal hypothalamus serves as a primary control region for a multitude of visceral regulatory mechanisms essential for the organism, such as the regulation of temperature (Hammel, 1968), feeding behavior (Stevenson, 1969), cardiovascular function (Zanchetti, 1970), and many forms of emotion (Kaada, 1967). In addition, as a consequence of its intimate relationship with the pituitary, and of the arrangement of the vascular system in the infundibular region, the tuberal hypothalamus has the unique role of being a neuroendocrine organ; this field has been reviewed extensively (McCann et al., 1968; Beyer and Sawyer, 1969; Martini et al., 1970).

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Dreifuss, J.J. (1972). Effects of Electrical Stimulation of the Amygdaloid Complex on the Ventromedial Hypothalamus. In: The Neurobiology of the Amygdala. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8987-7_10

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